Getting started with SharePoint 2010 for SharePoint 2007 Developers

Question

Do you know some quick links that will help a SharePoint 2007 Developers to get started with SharePoint 2010.

Let me start with the links I know.

1. General Information on SharePoint 2010
2. Must watch videos for SharePoint 2010

Answer 1

Not just for SharePoint 2007 developers, but i guess a good start is to setup a development machine: How to Build a SharePoint 2010 Development Machine

Answer 2

The SharePoint Developer Center has some great content as well.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee513147.aspx

Answer 3

Joris Poelmans has linked to most of the resources on his blog. If you want to be get up to speed fast and you are a Microsoft Partner, try to go for a SharePoint 2010 Ignite training, gets you up to speed real fast.

http://jopx.blogspot.com/2009/11/sharepoint-server-2010-getting-started.html

Answer 4

There are plenty of events, especially after the recent SharePoint conference.

One of the ones I heard about last night is SharePoint Saturday. It's free and it's offered in a number of cities.

Answer 5

This site has previews of new SP 2010 features and how VS 2010 makes it easier to create SP apps: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/SNEAK%5FPEEK/Pages/Developer-Video.aspx

Answer 6

Installing SharePoint 2010 on a Laptop.

http://www.dotnetscraps.com/dotnetscraps/post/SharePoint-2010-e28093-Step-By-Step-e28093-1.aspx

http://www.dotnetscraps.com/dotnetscraps/post/SharePoint-2010-e28093-Step-by-Step-e28093-2.aspx

http://www.dotnetscraps.com/dotnetscraps/post/SharePoint-2010-e28093-Step-by-Step-e28093-3.aspx

Thanks, Rahul

Answer 7

I have written a range of blog posts about moving a WSPBuilder solution from SharePoint 2007 to 2010.

Quite insightful if you have experience with SharePoint 2007 development.

Answer 8

There are a lot of new features in the Business Data Catalog. The team has been posting lots of new articles about these enhancements to their blog:

http://blogs.msdn.com/bcs/

Answer 9

Here are some great posts on SharePoint 2010 for developers. SharePoint 2010 - Programming and information

Answer 10

Here is a blog-post series that may be helpful:

SharePoint 2010 - Client Object Model … becoming a SP2010 developer - Part 1

SharePoint 2010 - Sandboxed Solutions … becoming a SP2010 developer - Part 2

SharePoint 2010 - Ribbon … becoming a SP2010 developer - Part 3

SharePoint 2010 - Workflows … becoming a SP2010 developer - Part 4